suffragettes and militancy

Lisa Forge 07/01/2009Effective organisation of the groups which campaigned forwomen's suffrage Women followed orders from their leaders to be unarmed The use of flyers to gain organisation Held meetings Mass meetings and mass arrests All different types of people came to the meetings They had liberal groups which had liberal MPs and the suffragists working togetherEffectiveness im gaining publicity for the cause A summons to a court provides attention Gaining publicity through newspapers speaking about how they were being treated and their actions Used flyers to form mass protests A death at the derby arises vast awareness Other militants are aware of their activities through newspapers Would chain themselves to landmarks such as Buckingham Palace Cartoons in newspapers add irony Arrests provides attention, women seen as heroes to their cause It was perceived that only upper and middle class women were able to be membersChanges in the attitude of politicians towards women suffrage Were trying to ignore the militants Some see their actions as madness Were stopping them from going to meetings Corresponded with suffragists through letters Bill is allowed to be read, possibility of its passingChanges in public opinion towards women's suffrage Know that the militants aim isn't to cause harm, but to result in women's enfranchisement Can see that the women are directly avoiding violence The public can see how the government are treating the women badly Began to see them as a nuisance The police and women seemed to be in a constant battle where neither were going to win People saw them as being crazy or martyrs Men saw them as disgusting and felt resentment towards them at meetings They would charge at them and disturb meetings\\server2\03forgel\history\militants and suffragettes.doc

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Lisa Forge 07/01/2009 Arrest becomes the norm Many women in the suffrage movement were not mentally able Suffragists are against militant action Hall of FameI think that the suffragists should be placed in the hall of fame overthe suffragettes. Although the suffragettes showed signs of braveryand faster action, these can also be seen as idiocy, as it was theseactions that lead to deaths and imprisonment as well as generaluproar.…read more